If Apple wants to reduce the demand on them for flat pannels, why don't they sell iMacs with CRTs to consumers, and let the consumers decide? I have a strange feeling it has something to do with higher profit margins on the new iMacs.
You're fuckin right it does. What the hell? Are you so intent on bashing down the one company that has enough soul to keep computing in general fresh, that you are blind to the fact that they would LIKE TO MAKE SOME MONEY.
I'm over people acting like Apple's a bunch of retards. They do some stupid things. So do other computer companies (any Gateway ad with their ponytail idiot in chief embarrasing them). In the long run Apple makes good money, and in the process pushes all of computing forward. To the letter, every computer maker has some box in thier line that has some "mac flavor" in it. If Apple didn't exist, would that neato PC be a little rounded off and have that clear window? Don't know, but Apple does exist, and their industrial design has made computing friendly and accessible.
Can l33t d00dz build a box that will embarrass any Mac? Yes. Who gives a fuck? Your company sits on the curb and smells like patchouli. Apple drives Audi's and sells sex. That's it.
So to your point, yes, it's about profit margin. It's about making enough money to keep making computers that people with an ounce of style can appreciate. People who don't give a flying fuck what some pale, smart, h4x0r, l33t geek can throw together from 60 different trips to Fry's.
I know your point was why don't they sell these to the public. You wouldn't buy one, you just want to say something, anything, that makes it sound like if you were running the company, "they'd be kickin ass!" You're not. Therefore, you don't get to decide what to sell to whom. Does that make Steve stupid? Maybe? Does it make you stupid? Most likely.
It seems this whole music industry panic of music and rights and such not quite their own doing, but at least partly their own fault.
When video tapes came out, "they" though it would crush tv and movies. Fortunately, the industry was way ahead of the consumer, as most people didn't have access to, nor the means to afford the equipment to partake in the thieving orgy that the VCR made possible. I hope the price of not being ready to keep one step ahead of the public is that all the precious, huge artists that fill the major labels coffers, are suddenly having to work for a living.
Soon after VCR's became a household commodity, and it was totally feasible to be able to afford several VCR's and tape the shit out of everything you rented. The industry steps in with scrambling on all tapes.
Likewise, once descrambling was something everyone had fairly easy access to, (though not many people cared at this point because the VCR was "old news") the DVD was on the horizon, if not yet available.
The way I see it, the music/movie industry is in a real pinch here because as of now, they have no "next step". Everything you hear about as far as 'regulating digital this-and-that' is in concept/research phases.
So what are they left with? Since they can't stop the copying/piracy/duplication at the source (the media itself) they are left with doing their best to limit the ways we can use our own, purchased content.
And since the only artists worth the cost to implement this limiting are the big ticket, top 40 type, I for one, hope that whatever comes of digital rights, it help to fuel the independant movement. Remeber the free videos and cassettes the record store used to give out of bands you had never heard of? I'd love to see the indy labels capitalize on this by proudly distributing shiftable content.
From the inception of our company, DivXNetworks has been committed to developing and implementing state-of-the-art digital rights management technology," Jordan Greenhall, DivXNetworks' chief executive, said in a statement.
I've always wondered if the authors of articles put quotes like this totally out of context, or if the quote sounds so stupid and irrelevant because that is the language spoken by the marketing-erati.
If Apple wanted to offer all features at all price points, with only varying levels of shitty implementation to differentiate them, they'd be called Dell.
Once again, it should be kept in mind, that out of 365 days a year, I think everyone should be allowed to be an ass for at least one of them, even when it "affects" so many people (a common flame today).
I laughed, I cried, I eventually stopped checking in today.
tell me how, without vocalization, these could be distinguished? They have the exact same mouth position, with the only difference being "C" comes from air only, and "G" is made with air and your voicebox. [ regardless of your desire to use one on the other =) ]
A system like this, would either need to incorporate some amount of voice recognition, or use a vibration sensing mechanism.
Riiiight. Sorry, I forgot it was all about karma whoring. My mistake.
Not to disparage your piece, which was very informative, educated, opinionated,etc., but WTF do you do then? Sit around typing up pieces on recurring/. subjects, just waiting for the right topic to pop up so you can be the "early bird"?
This is except for novel, patentable devices which enjoy a dispensation to retain a legal monopoly on production for a certain period (to enable the development costs to be recouped).
Uhhh...Bueller?....Bueller?...
OK, so I had a hard time understanding that post once the glaze formed over my eyes.
Here's my point: While there are many, many intelligent ideas here on/., I think there might be a case to be made for keeping essays confined to one's journal. Certainly not 'enforced' (censored) but just a general courtesy to the readers with short attention spans.
That post was very informative, and I appreciated it up until my eyeballs dried up, but to think that kind of reasoning was cobbled together in 16 minutes (Story-1:57/Post-2:13) and not cut n' pasted is ludicrous.
Maybe this would have been a case to say, "Hey, I have some thoughts on this...Come read them in my journal."
Chrimble mentions a bug that requires a reformat. Then what (if you are running Windoze)?
That gotta be a little inconvenient (and embarrassing) to come knocking on your Mac friends doors, asking if you can use their machine to reinstall your iPod system software, because your Windoze software nuked it.
I'm gonna be launching a server where you can upload videos of your self acting out your favorite radio events, or replacement streams to go over your favorite music videos.
Do you think your interpretation of Vince Carter's dunk over T-Mac that you heard last Tuesday rivals that of the man himself? Let us all see!
Are your dance moves, like, wayyyy better than Brittney's in her new video? Let our members decide!
Drop by our website www.retarded-ideas-getting-posted-at-slash.com and check it out. Currently, we are only hosting one video clip. It's Jerrod McCurtry of Stephensville, Ohio giving us an alternate video clip to Jay-Z's video 'Jigga My Nigga.' We look to keep expanding!
or you could make one of those Sumo Suits out of it and be able to 'rassel for hours without overheating. Think of the possibilities! And the children!
Finally a post with some thinking behind it gets modded up!
Are any of you running offshore businesses? Are you hiding with no physical address? Does the thought of even having a PO Box scare you? Then this story is for you, Mr. Black Helicopter! For everyone else, this is pointless and will have no effect on you. As an average citizen, doing average crimes, and hiding like an average no-gooder, a physical service will be the only one to stand up. This was an extreme exception.
I understand your points about taking precautions, but should we be faced with the prospects of either getting assloads of spam, or cowering in fear of even the companies we pay to protect our information? I guess I could get an email address and make is super secret and never give it out, but then what's the point?
I know, go to a subscription model for email. You can pay $5 via PayPal for 1000 ad free emails. After that you can still email, but the emails will have some large screen-estate ads in them.
You will be given the choice as to whether you want reply's to have ads in them or not. How you use your 1000 emails is up to you!
Slashdot Mirror
Argh!..Urk...Urk...Urk..
Being a sheep is the shittiest excuse for selection of the best OS for the job i have EVER heard of.
You're fuckin right it does. What the hell? Are you so intent on bashing down the one company that has enough soul to keep computing in general fresh, that you are blind to the fact that they would LIKE TO MAKE SOME MONEY.
I'm over people acting like Apple's a bunch of retards. They do some stupid things. So do other computer companies (any Gateway ad with their ponytail idiot in chief embarrasing them). In the long run Apple makes good money, and in the process pushes all of computing forward. To the letter, every computer maker has some box in thier line that has some "mac flavor" in it. If Apple didn't exist, would that neato PC be a little rounded off and have that clear window? Don't know, but Apple does exist, and their industrial design has made computing friendly and accessible.
Can l33t d00dz build a box that will embarrass any Mac? Yes. Who gives a fuck? Your company sits on the curb and smells like patchouli. Apple drives Audi's and sells sex. That's it.
So to your point, yes, it's about profit margin. It's about making enough money to keep making computers that people with an ounce of style can appreciate. People who don't give a flying fuck what some pale, smart, h4x0r, l33t geek can throw together from 60 different trips to Fry's. I know your point was why don't they sell these to the public. You wouldn't buy one, you just want to say something, anything, that makes it sound like if you were running the company, "they'd be kickin ass!" You're not. Therefore, you don't get to decide what to sell to whom. Does that make Steve stupid? Maybe? Does it make you stupid? Most likely.
Wow, this car drives great! How many miles does it have on it?
Umm...65, no...60, no...63...
*baddum-ching!*
When video tapes came out, "they" though it would crush tv and movies. Fortunately, the industry was way ahead of the consumer, as most people didn't have access to, nor the means to afford the equipment to partake in the thieving orgy that the VCR made possible. I hope the price of not being ready to keep one step ahead of the public is that all the precious, huge artists that fill the major labels coffers, are suddenly having to work for a living. Soon after VCR's became a household commodity, and it was totally feasible to be able to afford several VCR's and tape the shit out of everything you rented. The industry steps in with scrambling on all tapes.
Likewise, once descrambling was something everyone had fairly easy access to, (though not many people cared at this point because the VCR was "old news") the DVD was on the horizon, if not yet available.
The way I see it, the music/movie industry is in a real pinch here because as of now, they have no "next step". Everything you hear about as far as 'regulating digital this-and-that' is in concept /research phases.
So what are they left with? Since they can't stop the copying/piracy/duplication at the source (the media itself) they are left with doing their best to limit the ways we can use our own, purchased content.
And since the only artists worth the cost to implement this limiting are the big ticket, top 40 type, I for one, hope that whatever comes of digital rights, it help to fuel the independant movement. Remeber the free videos and cassettes the record store used to give out of bands you had never heard of? I'd love to see the indy labels capitalize on this by proudly distributing shiftable content.
I've always wondered if the authors of articles put quotes like this totally out of context, or if the quote sounds so stupid and irrelevant because that is the language spoken by the marketing-erati.
the sad thing being the implication that it actually took more that one person to cobble together that site.
"Hi there! It looks like you're trying to write your own name! Can I help you:
@Remember your name?
@Look up a new name?
@Start a bulleted list?"
If Apple wanted to offer all features at all price points, with only varying levels of shitty implementation to differentiate them, they'd be called Dell.
Now THAT would be enough to make me run into the room in some shorts, take a sledgehammer, and whizz it through the monitor.
It's wha...that's for real...ohh.....
OR, you could put up someone's mailing address and totally Slashdot their mailbox!
Who are these cats and kittens and how will they be stopped?
I laughed, I cried, I eventually stopped checking in today.
And unlike MARCHFirst, we will be done with this steaming pile very soon...
A system like this, would either need to incorporate some amount of voice recognition, or use a vibration sensing mechanism.
Riiiight. Sorry, I forgot it was all about karma whoring. My mistake.
Not to disparage your piece, which was very informative, educated, opinionated,etc., but WTF do you do then? Sit around typing up pieces on recurring /. subjects, just waiting for the right topic to pop up so you can be the "early bird"?
Uhhh...Bueller?....Bueller?...
OK, so I had a hard time understanding that post once the glaze formed over my eyes.
Here's my point: While there are many, many intelligent ideas here on /., I think there might be a case to be made for keeping essays confined to one's journal. Certainly not 'enforced' (censored) but just a general courtesy to the readers with short attention spans.
That post was very informative, and I appreciated it up until my eyeballs dried up, but to think that kind of reasoning was cobbled together in 16 minutes (Story-1:57/Post-2:13) and not cut n' pasted is ludicrous.
Maybe this would have been a case to say, "Hey, I have some thoughts on this...Come read them in my journal."
That gotta be a little inconvenient (and embarrassing) to come knocking on your Mac friends doors, asking if you can use their machine to reinstall your iPod system software, because your Windoze software nuked it.
Do you think your interpretation of Vince Carter's dunk over T-Mac that you heard last Tuesday rivals that of the man himself? Let us all see!
Are your dance moves, like, wayyyy better than Brittney's in her new video? Let our members decide!
Drop by our website www.retarded-ideas-getting-posted-at-slash.com and check it out. Currently, we are only hosting one video clip. It's Jerrod McCurtry of Stephensville, Ohio giving us an alternate video clip to Jay-Z's video 'Jigga My Nigga.' We look to keep expanding!
or you could make one of those Sumo Suits out of it and be able to 'rassel for hours without overheating. Think of the possibilities! And the children!
Are any of you running offshore businesses?
Are you hiding with no physical address?
Does the thought of even having a PO Box scare you?
Then this story is for you, Mr. Black Helicopter! For everyone else, this is pointless and will have no effect on you. As an average citizen, doing average crimes, and hiding like an average no-gooder, a physical service will be the only one to stand up. This was an extreme exception.
I understand your points about taking precautions, but should we be faced with the prospects of either getting assloads of spam, or cowering in fear of even the companies we pay to protect our information? I guess I could get an email address and make is super secret and never give it out, but then what's the point?
You will be given the choice as to whether you want reply's to have ads in them or not. How you use your 1000 emails is up to you!
Good idea, huh?
Couldn't have said it better myself.